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____________________________________________________________________________________________ King's Theatre, 335 Bath Street, Glasgow
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Above - The King's Theatre, Glasgow - From an early postcard - Courtesy Graeme Smith.
Right - The King's Theatre, Glasgow - Photo M.L. Glasgow's Theatre Royal, birthplace of Howard
& Wyndham Ltd, was so profitable that its chairman Michael Simons
(who lived in Bath Street) advertised in 1901
for sites to build two more Theatres. Both were built in red sandstone
by Morrison & Mason Ltd to the designs of Frank
Matcham, the first to open being the Kings Theatre.
The second opened a year later and was the Coliseum
Theatre in Eglinton Street on the south side of the city, but operated
by Moss Empires Ltd. The companies
shared the same firm of secretaries at this time, and the directors
ensured that competition would not be too close.
Above - The King's Theatre, Glasgow during the run
of Can-Can on the 13th of December 1955 Right - The auditorium of the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 2004 - Courtesy Roger Fox. The Theatre's entrance and foyers were also lavishly decorated and give a true sense of occasion, sadly lacking in many later Theatres.
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The restoration of the King's Theatre Glasgow in 2009
Above - A Time Lapse Video showing the restoration
of the King's Theatre Glasgow during its Summer closure in 2009. Further
works are planned for the next four summers. (You will need to have the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in installed to be able to view this Video) The King's Theatre, which is Grade A Listed, currently has a capacity of 1,815, and is used primarily as a touring house. You may like to visit the Theatre's own Website here... Parts of the text on this page were kindly written for the site by Graeme Smith. |
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The
King's Theatre in Bath Street, Glasgow was built by the renowned 
The
Auditorium of the King' Theatre, which was richly decorated in many
different styles, something